SATCHMO

I think my preference is obvious. I also like JP, but if you're still refering to JP's accusation of Iron Maiden stealing their sound I think that's crazy. It was probably attributed to the fact that at that time the two bands were heavily utilizing the double guitar lead tecnique ( a melody being played synchronously on 2 guitars with one guitar playing the higher or lower octave) Judas priest utilized this technique, but Iron Maiden Mastered it. Maiden owned preist in the areas of technical proficiency, vocal skill, and definitely song writing and lyrical subject matter. A lot of people don't realiz that the majority of Iron maiden's song lyrics consisted of historical and political themes, which was exceptionally rare for a metal band in the 80's. As a bonus Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's Bass player is one of the best and most underrated masters of the instrument.